Tuesday, March 3, 2009

First off, let me apologize for being gone so long guys. I have been very sick with the stomach flu (nasssstayyy!!) and my job has been dumping all this work on me. I guess its because they know I am leaving, so why not take advantage of me right?

My shopping has come to a halt =( My car crapped out on me slapping me with a hefty bill. But I did manage to buy this really cute shirt from H&M for about 16 bucks.Love this shirt despite the couple of smart-asses made a comment that I look like a farmer.

Ok on LHCF, there was a contest for a porn star look.I wanted to enter...but I am a little shy to enter because the ladies there would soo blow me away. I just have to face the fact that looking "sexy" doesn't come naturally to me. I am a more "cute" type of girl. So I will post it here where there is no competition. Oh, and I am wearing my VS lacy top in this picture.

I promise to actually join the next contest!! I like the Egyptian theme one going on there, but I really need false eyelashes to pull that one off.

I am fond of Jane's Cosmetics and I love a gel eyeliner I bought from them. There were having a BOGO sale so I bought this to see how I liked it. The coverage is very sheer, so this is not going to cover dark blemishes. I bought the Dark Tones shade with the understanding that tinted moisturizers need not be the same shade. Initially I liked it, it felt light and didn't feel like I had anything on, but after a few minutes, it turned darker and soon my face turned to this strange dark brown/red. Also, I feel that it is a bit drying and dries with a tacky feel. This might be a nice product if the color suits you. I would not repurchase this. In fact, I find making my own tinted moisturizer better. By mixing my foundation with face lotion, I get a much better color match. Now it will rest in peace in my MAKEUP GRAVE YARD...( lucky it was free, too bad I lost the receipt so I could trade it for something else)

Friday, February 20, 2009

Super quick post. I curled my hair for the first time with my CHI flat iron. It was weird at first, but I got the hang of it and I like I can multitask!!There are a whole bunch of tutorials on youtube.Here are the resultsHappy FRIDAY!!

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

You ever had a makeup product that you tried before, hated it and just put it aside somewhere and forgot about it? I have a box called my makeup graveyard where I have all these products that were given to me or I bought and thought it completely sucked. One such product in there was Iman's Blush in Sable. When I first put it on, it looked very dark and looked like I got into a fight and lost. Last night, out of pure boredom, I decided to give it a go one more time, but this time to use as a contour. I used my BBR MSF in Brunette as a highlighter. Bam! Out of nowhere cheekbones appeared! (Ignore the horrible eyeshadow. I was trying to figure out how to use this awful green shade)

So now my Iman Sable has come back to life!

Then I went back and retried the stupid pink shade from L'Oreal Hip. I know in one post I used it and kinda liked it, but I could never get it to look right with the blue that came with it. Well, now that I have these new crease brushes from Essence of Beauty, application of eyeshadows are so much easier.Don't ask what I was doing before. I like it so much better. Other stuff I am trying to figure how to like better is MAC's Groundwork Paint Pot, Makeup For Ever Duo Mat 214(stuff looks orange on me, I look like a pumpkin)and this Ulta Palette I got for Christmas which contained that green color I am trying to work with above. I just feel bad throwing away anything, waste not, want not right?

Monday, February 16, 2009

Despite all the hype for the Hello Kitty Collection from MAC, I have decided that nothing really sparked my interest. I thought I would like Fresh Brew lipstick, but it really did not do anything for me. So, oh well more cash for me!

I did go to Ulta today to purchase a few things I have been wanting to try.Carmex (just because I was sick of regular 'ol Chapstick), Sally Hansen's Natural Beauty lipstick in Seashell Nude, and NYX in Copper.

Seashell Nude is a nice neutral brownish/pink color that I could wear for everyday. Copper is a dupe of MAC's Coppering. It reminds me of a copper penny. I love it and will look fantastic for summer looks.Top is a swatch of the lipstick the bottom the NYX eyeshadow. This is my first NYX eyeshadow! Funny I have yet to buy any MAC eyeshadows. But since reading the lists of dupes floating around (Shoot me a message if you want a copy of this list), I doubt I will be buying any soon!

Friday, February 13, 2009

Happy Friday! I spent the day in Boston to visit my friend Lucy (hi Lucy if your reading this!) and it was just a day of eating and shopping. But let me start off with some sad news first. WARNING LONG POST.

Studio Sculpt Foundation

Lemme start of with a funny story. I have been shunning MAC foundations because I have been colormatched to be somewhere between NC45 and NC 50, however there is no color that exist between those two. But seeing that MAC had this new foundation out, I was intrigued enough to give it one more go. This time I did something different, I tried NW43...and I liked it a lot. The MUA came along and insisted to try to match me herself since she knew I had so much yellow undertones that being NW should make me ashy. She once again tried to place me between the NC 45 and 50, but she admitted that NW43 was the color. TA-DA!

Ok this foundation is amazing! It made my skin look ever so flawless, but not made up at all. The product is buildable so you can make it as sheer as you want. It also gave a glow to me. I WAS IN LOVE, PEOPLE! Price is kinda steep (29 bux) but quite frankly I didn't give two hoots because it was worth it and I would only use it for special occasions. Sorry no picture of the results. Ok, here is the bad news...I had to return it. YEAH I RETURNED IT....it actually gave me an allergic reaction. I had bumps on my chin and forehead where I applied it. My skin is not that sensitive so its rare for a product to give me a reaction. But... alas, it was not meant to be. I will always feel like its my lost love. *sniff*

On a more happier topic. I went into town and went shopping! This is the damage.

FRIDAY

10 dollar black top from H&M along with a silver necklace, 15 dollar turtle neck from Rampage, Brunette MSF (which is the bomb) , and black flats from Chinese Laundry 24 bucks. Yes this is what you do when you are about to be unemployed for two years, spend your cash on things you don't need.

Oh yeah and I bought my boyfriend this cute snoopy from the Hallmark store. He really liked it.

After I met up with Lucy for a cup of mocha with awesome cheesecake from the North Side of Boston. Sorry I don't remember the name, I think it was Pompeii something. Awesome cheesecake!!!!

Now as well all know tomorrow is V-day but...I am working. So my boyfriend decided to surprise me with a deep dish pizza from GIODARNO's in Chicago (which is only the best deep dish in the world, nothing special). He ordered it and had it shipped overnight here. And its in a shape of a heart aww! Yum! Please ignore the knife that is about to stab the heart pizza.So now I am at home and I will just veg out in front of the TV after all that. I hope everyone has a wonderful Valentines Day and be safe!!! I will leave you with a picture of the Boston skyline.

Thursday, February 12, 2009

I have been using Bobbi Brown's corrector all this time and I really like it. It's just the price that's killing me. My goal for now is to look for great drugstore brands I can use for when I am in grad school and no longer working.

I went ahead and tried Revlon's Colorstay Undereye Concealer (SPF 15) to cover those darn circles I have. It is usually 9.99 in Walgreens but I got it for about 6.99 from a sale they are having.Yeah you can see from the packaging that I have managed to keep, I plan on returning it today. Well, first I liked how it is a little clicky pen type thing. Similar to Stila's lipglosses. Then I came to realize, I don't really like that because I can't clean the sponge thing and I don't want to keep putting that on my face.

So in terms of the product, I feel that it is not for someone with yellow undertones. The concealer comes off looking chalky on me. I also feel its a bit drying and the last thing I want is an undereye concealer that dries out that area. WRINKLES!! You can kinda see the where I applied the concealer in the picture. Its not horrible, but I know there is something better out there. On a positive note, I bet if the color was a bit better, it would have done a great job at hiding my circles since I feel the coverage isn't bad.

But yeah...this needs to go back from whence it came. I have enough unused/unwanted makeup products in my little case.

This weekend I got hold of the Mac's Photo lipstick I have been lusting after. Here is a picture

Funny thing is, it makes my teeth seem extra white. I couldn't stop looking at my teeth! Its a very deep brown, but it can be toned down for a daytime look with some gloss. Its almost time for the HK collection to hit my area! I can't wait to post what I buy from there.

I am also considering buying some of the Bare Minerals foundation for everyday use. I like the glow it gives me and its pretty light. Anyone else use their products? I used them before but I wasn't wowed by them. But then again I didn't try the foundation powder I was using their lipgloss.